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Ivory Coast and Ghana suspend sales of cocoa

The two African governments hope to address the imbalance between farmers' income and money made by large commodity merchants. Producers and traders agreed on this course of action as the majority of money does not reach the farmers who live in poverty.

Moldova

Moldovan president suspended as snap elections called

A Moldovan court relieved President Igor Dodon of his duties in a statement and appointed the former prime minister as interim president the day after a new coalition government was formed.

Venezuela

Venezuela's Juan Guaidó claims he has the support of the military

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó insists he has the backing of most of the military as he ramps up his campaign to unseat President Nicolas Maduro.

World News

Most people want higher taxes for the rich, finds 21-country poll

The OECD surveyed 22,000 people in 21 wealthy countries. It found that 68% of respondents are in favour of higher taxes for the rich.

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World News

French yellow vest movement shows signs of weakening

Less than 30 000 people across the country turned out for the seventeenth weekend of protests

World News

Tens of thousands of people rally across Serbia for the ninth Saturday in a row

Demonstrators accuse Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic of stifling democratic freedoms, cracking down on opponents, and controlling the media.

Spain

Barcelona: UBER and Cabify suspend services in the city

Tighter regulations by the regional government start on Friday 1 Feb. Ride-hailing services can only pick up passengers after a 15-minute delay from the time they were booked.

Cyprus

Cyprus appoints first ever tourism minister to boost key sector

Tourism accounts for nearly a quarter of the small Mediterranean island's economy.

Green News

NGOS sue French government over not doing enough to tackle climate cha

Four NGOs including Oxfam and Greenpeace have decided to take the first act of "a climate justice action" against the French State.

Spain

Spain's government says it will approve a 22% increase in minimum wage

Spain’s government will approve a 22% increase in the minimum wage to 900 euros per month on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday.

France

Left-leaning MPs table motion of no confidence in French government

They are upset over President Emmanuel Macron's handling of the "gilets jaunes" crisis.

United Kingdom

Who is the new Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay?

Theresa May has appointed a new Brexit Secretary. However, many people had never heard of Stephen Barclay. Here is what we know about him.

World

French Interior Minister resigns in fresh blow to President Macron

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to accept the resignation of his former ally Gerard Collomb as Interior Minister - having previously rejected it only 24 hours earlier.

Business

Italy: internal battle over fiscal policy

Italy's new government struggled to contain a fierce internal battle over fiscal policy on Thursday, hours before it was due to unveil its 2019 budget targets, sparking a sell-off of state bonds

Italy

Italy's new labour law explained

On Tuesday, the Italian parliament passed laws that would tackle short-term work, precarious labour practices and penalise firms relocating abroad. The new wide-ranging law, called the “dignity decree”, is one of the first victories for the left-right coalition government between the 5-Star Movement

France

Macron: 'I'm responsible, let them come and get me!'

Emmanuel Macron says he is responsible for incident which saw protester beaten up, but stops short of saying sorry.

France

Macron launches 'Year 2' of reform drive

The French president has vowed to push on despite polls showing him losing support among working-class voters.

World News

Seehofer in CSU divisions

A shown down over migration has thrown the German coalition government into crisis mode.

Hungary

Hungarian young people encouraged to learn to drive

The government initiative, says once they've passed a test they will be refunded the cost of the exam from July

Italy

Italy's website that tracks lawmaking is down — and no one knows why

Established in April 2012 by the technocratic government of Mario Monti, the public portal has been used by successive governments to outline the progress of their policies through the legislative process.